Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun A primitive genus of termites, mostly extinct; sometimes considered the most primitive isopterans.
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- noun primitive genus of termites; mostly extinct; sometimes considered the most primitive Isoptera
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Examples
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It is in fact a specimen of Mastotermes darwiniensis, a large and primitive termite that lives in Australia they get all the cool critters.
Transitional Species in Insect Evolution - The Panda's Thumb 2005
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Then it might be argued that those non specialists like myself who may have identified the illustration of “Mastotermes darwiniensis”, as a roach instead of a termite should be awarded two Pez dispensers instead of a lump of coal.
Transitional Species in Insect Evolution - The Panda's Thumb 2005
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It is in fact a specimen of Mastotermes darwiniensis, a large and primitive termite that lives in Australia they get all the cool critters.
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